WILL CHARGERS EMBRACE FREE AGENCY, OR JUST SETTLE INTO REBUILDING MODE?
COULD BE DREAMY

It’s a chance for a rebirth if your favorite team, like the Chargers, missed the playoffs three straight years.

It’s a day that brings a potential for a new era. A shot to remold a squad by addressing specific needs with reliable candidates.

Next month’s draft is keen. But it’s such a dice roll with countless can’t-miss guys doing just that when skills don’t translate to the next level.

We note the Chargers have the No. 11 pick and a reported hankering to build through a draft-and-develop philosophy. But we could also mention first-round hiccups like Ryan Mathews, Antoine Cason, Larry English and Buster Davis.

Ah, but free agency.

Let those sweet words roll off your Chargers-blue tongue, envisioning a fresh left tackle, a pair of plucky cornerbacks, an intense inside linebacker — you get the drift.

It’s the opportunity to seize proven production from proven players, and we’ll know quickly if the Chargers are all-in.

Will rookie General Manager Tom Telesco’s first trek down the free-agency aisle bring a basket of freshly minted Bolts?

Or will he scurry through, rushing to the checkout and making sure his two-for-one deals are calculated accordingly?